Do CAM therapies work for pain management?

Patient Care

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 52-58

  Bonakdar, Robert ^a   Bresler, David E ^b,c   Borwick, James ^d  

^a SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^b UCLA Pain Control Unit

^c Academy for Guided Imagery   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 24944525276     PISSN: 0031305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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